Chad Le Clos occupies Men's 200m freestyle gold: Day two – 2011 Swimming World Cup, Beijing
Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos of South Africa occupied the title of Men's 200m freestyle discipline on final day of the 2011 Swimming World Cup in Beijing, China on Wednesday, November 9.
Beijing is the sixth junction of seven-stage World Cup series, scheduled by the international aquatics sport organising body, Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA).
The 19-year-old Le Clos dominated the qualifying round of 200m event by obtaining the fastest qualification spot in the final round. His title was threatened by Haiqi Jiang of China and Kyle Morgan Richardson of Australia.
The South African demonstrated his overpowering efforts in the final round, where he devastated hopes of his competitors. He was the first swimmer to jump off the starting blocks.
His magnificent stroke and strong butterfly kicks coupled with his powerful dive placed him slightly ahead of his opponents and he completed his first round in a top ranked time of 24.32 seconds.
He was trailed by Jiang, who ended his initial lap in a timing of 24.40 seconds. The Chinese remained almost half a second ahead of Richardson, who submitted an effort of 24.93 seconds for the equivalent distance.
Nevertheless, Jiang accelerated his efforts in the second round and earned a lead of 0.10 seconds from Le Clos as he produced an effort of 50.18 seconds to complete his first half of the race.
Le Clos concluded his initial 100 meters with a timing of 50.91 seconds while Richardson posted an effort of 51.88 seconds for the same distance.
In the third round, Le Clos geared up his swim and regained his fastest spot by reporting an effort of 1 minute and 17.53 seconds. He was followed by Jiang, who remained 0.19 seconds slower than him and ended his third round in a time of 1 minute and 17.72
seconds.
With his spectacular efforts, Le Clos reached the podium for gold medal in a time of 1 minute and 43.62 seconds. He was chased by Jiang and Richardson, who ended their swims with timings of 1:43.89 and 1:45.21 minutes for second and third positions, respectively.
Furthermore, the session completed after completion of all scheduled event while the winner were awarded medals.
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